[27/09/2024] Differing and Splitting is from the ways of the People of the Book - By Abu Fuḍayl ‘Abdur Raqīb حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- The tremendous blessing of Allāh clarifying the truth in detail in His Book.
- Some of the wisdoms why Allāh mentioned the traits of the People of the Book in the Qur’ān.
- Caution against resembling the People of the Book in traits that lead them astray.
- Proof for their traits of concealing the truth, going beyond bounds regarding the Prophets and Messengers, differing and splitting, and criticism of one another.
- The group promised protection from misguidance and the hellfire.
- An example of the Prophet’s ﷺ disapproval of differing amongst the believers.
- Reconciling differences and uniting upon the truth.
- Reasons for going astray after clear guidance.
- A trait of the people of mercy.

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Differing and Splitting is from the ways of the People of the Book By Abu Fudayl

[Lesson 5 | 30/09/2024] Building the Foundations, Lessons for Beginners and New Muslims – By Abu Fuḍayl ‘Abdur Raqīb حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

- Recap of the previous lesson.
- Belief in Tawḥīd al-Ulūhiyyah [cont’d].
- Āyāt wherein Allāh uses his Lordship to necessitate His worship.
- Belief in Tawḥīd al-Asmā waṣ-Ṣifāt (the Names and Attributes of Allāh).
- The obligation of affirming the Names and Attributes of Allāh in a manner that befits Him.
- Explanation of the four matters we must avoid as it relates to the Names and Attributes of Allāh - taḥrīf, ta’tīl, takyīf and tamthīl. 
- A verse that highlights the fundamental principle of how we understand the Names and Attributes of Allāh. 
- The two main groups who went astray regarding the understanding of the Names and Attributes of Allāh, the reason they perpetrate these false beliefs, and a refutation of their falsehood. 
- The famous incident between Imām Mālik (رحمه الله) and the individual who asked about Allāh’s ascending over the Throne.
- Clarification regarding the widespread belief that Allāh is everywhere. 
- The questions the Prophet ﷺ asked the slave girl in order to establish her belief. 
- Benefits of having correct belief in Allāh.

5 Building the Foundations, Lessons for Beginners and New Muslims By Abu Fudayl

[Lesson 16 | 30/09/2024] Explanation of The Three Fundamental Principles – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Points covered in LESSON 16:

– Know, may Allāh direct you to obedience to Him, that the true and straight Religion, the way of Ibrāhīm, is that you worship Allāh alone making the religion purely and solely for Him. This is what Allah commanded all the people with, and it was for this that He created them. Allāh, the Most High, says: {I did not create jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me alone} [Surah Al-Dhariyat (51): 56]

– Explanation of Mufti Muhammad Ibn Ibrāhīm Aal Ash Shaykh

– Explanation of the Meaning of “Hanafiyyah” (true and straight religion) from the Quran

– Linguistic meaning of Hanafiyyah

Different descriptions of the meaning of Hanafiyyah
– Imam Qurtubi’s explanation of the reason for the use of the word “Ibaadah”

– Fiqh Scholars’ definition of Ibaadah

– Ibnul Qayyim’s beautiful statement regarding the two pillars of Ibaadah

– The definition and explanation of Ikhlas (sincerity)

– Linguistic meaning of Deen

– Legislative/ Islamic meaning of Deen

– The reason for the creation of Jinn and Mankind

– Ibn Abbas’ رضي الله عنهم explanation of “worship Allah” - it means that you have to single Allāh out alone in worship

– The true meaning and the reality of being called a worshipper

16 Explanation of the Three Principles by Abu Idrees

[Lesson 17 | 01/10/2024] Explanation of The Forty Hadīth of Imām An-Nawawi (رحمه الله) – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

- Ḥadīth #4: The Stages of Creation.
- Brief biography of the narrator of the ḥadīth, ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه).
- The reason he was referred to as Ṣāḥib an-Na’layn.
- His knowledge of the Qur’ān, and the number of sūrahs he took directly from the Messenger ﷺ. 
- His humility despite his vast knowledge.
- Imām adh-Dhahabī (رحمه الله) on the intelligence of Ibn Mas’ūd. 
- Ḥudhayfah on Ibn Mas’ūd’s (رضى الله عنهما) close resemblance to the Messenger ﷺ in good conduct, appearance and behaviour. 
- The reason Ibn Mas’ūd was referred to as Ṣāḥib as-Sirr.
- The sign the Messenger ﷺ gave to Ibn Mas’ūd that indicated he could enter his home without asking for permission. 
- The reason the Companions laughed at Ibn Mas’ūd, and the response of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The scales of the dunyā vs the scales of the ākhirah.
- Clarification regarding the first masjid built in Islām.
- The supplication of Ibn Mas’ūd when the Messenger ﷺ told him to ask and it will granted. 
- Two beautiful statements from Ibn Mas’ūd regarding being harmed in the dunyā vs the ākhirah, and his dislike to see a person sitting idle. 


Text of the ḥadīth:

عنْ [أبي عبدِ الرَّحمنِ عبدِ اللهِ بنِ مسعودٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حدَّثنا رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وهو الصَّادِقُ المصْدُوقُ: إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ يُجْمَعُ خَلْقُهُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا نُطْفَةً، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَلَقَةً مِثْلَ ذلِكَ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مُضْغَةً مِثْلَ ذلِكَ، ثمَّ يُرْسَلُ إلَيْهِ الْمَلَكُ فَيَنْفُخُ فيهِ الرُّوحَ، وَيُؤمَرُ بأرْبَعِ كَلِمَاتٍ: بِكَتْبِ رِزْقِهِ وَأَجَلِهِ وَعَمَلِهِ وَشَقِيٌّ أوْ سَعِيدٌ. فَوَاللهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ، إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلاَّ ذِرَاعٌ، فَيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ، فَيَعْمَلَ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فيَدْخُلَهَا، وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أهْلِ النَّارِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلاَّ ذِرَاعٌ، فيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ، فَيَعْمَلَ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَدْخُلَهَا. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ

From Abū ‘Abdur-Raḥmān, ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd who said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ narrated to us, and he is the truthful, the believed, "Verily, the creation of one of you is brought together in his mother's womb over forty days as a nuṭfah, then he is an ‘alaqah for a like period. Then he is a muḍghah for a like period. Then an angel is sent to it and it breathes the spirit into it and is commanded with four words: the writing of its sustenance, its lifespan, its deeds, and whether happy or wretched (in the Hereafter). By Allāh besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, one of you works the deeds of the people of Paradise until there does not remain between him and it but an arm's length and then (what is written in) the Book overtakes him and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and thus enters it. And one of you works the deeds of the people of Hellfire until there does not remain between him and it but an arm's length and then (what is written in) the Book overtakes him and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and thus enters it." [Related by al-Bukhārī and Muslim]

17 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees

[Lesson 18 | 02/10/2024] Explanation of The Forty Hadīth of Imām An-Nawawi (رحمه الله) – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

- Ḥadīth #4: The Stages of Creation [cont’d]
- Explanation of عنْ [أبي عبدِ الرَّحمنِ عبدِ اللهِ بنِ مسعودٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حدَّثنا رسولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وهو الصَّادِقُ المصْدُوقُ: إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ يُجْمَعُ خَلْقُهُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا نُطْفَةً، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَلَقَةً مِثْلَ ذلِكَ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مُضْغَةً مِثْلَ ذلِكَ، ثمَّ يُرْسَلُ إلَيْهِ الْمَلَكُ فَيَنْفُخُ فيهِ الرُّوحَ - From Abū ‘Abdur-Raḥmān, ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd who said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ narrated to us, and he is the truthful, the believed, "Verily, the creation of one of you is brought together in his mother's womb over forty days as a nuṭfah, then he is an ‘alaqah for a like period. Then he is a muḍghah for a like period. Then an angel is sent to it and it breathes the spirit into it…” 
- Explanation of Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muḥsin (حفظه الله).
- The meaning of aṣ-Ṣādiq al-Maṣdūq, and the wisdom behind Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) stating this before narrating the ḥadīth.
- The established truthfulness of the Messenger ﷺ, even amongst the kuffār. 
- The intent of “the creation of one of you is brought together in his mother's womb”. 
- Āyāt mentioning the stages of development of the foetus. 
- The three stages of the foetus, and the descriptions of the nuṭfah, ‘alaqah and muḍghah.
- The two deaths and the two giving of life. 
- Āyāt regarding the stages of life. 
- Rulings related to the foetus: washing and praying the janāzah prayer for the miscarried foetus and stillborn child, the ‘iddah of a pregnant woman (full-term, premature birth and miscarriage), how a slave-girl becomes free due to giving birth, when the bleeding after a miscarriage is considered to be nifās. 
- Explanation of Shaykh al-Fawzān (حفظه الله).
- Brief explanation of the three stages of the foetus. 
- Proof that no one [from mankind] knows the true essence of the rūḥ (soul). 
- Explanation of Wafāt aṣ-Ṣughrā (Minor Death) and Wafāt al-Kubrā (Major Death).

18 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees

[04/10/2024] O Ahlus Sunnah The Dawah Comes First! - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- The obligation of rectification amongst the Muslims. 
- The example of Hasan b. ‘Alī and Mu’āwiyah (رضى الله عنهم) who chose peace and reconciliation for the benefit of the ummah.
- Sacrificing ourselves for the preservation of the dīn and Salafī da’wah. 
- Examples of how the Messenger ﷺ gave precedence to what is best for the dīn of Islām: how he ﷺ dealt with ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Ubayy, Dhul-Khuwaysirah and the kuffār of Quraysh after the Conquest of Makkah.
- Imām Qurṭubī on the statement of Allāh, “He said: "No reproach on you this day, may Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!” [Sūrah Yūsuf 12:92]
- Encouragement to rectify our ranks based upon the principles of the dīn.

O Ahlus Sunnah The Dawah Comes First! By Abu Idrees

The Conditions, Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

🖊️ Points covered in LESSON 11:

– The Fifth Condition of the Prayer - Removing Impurities.
– A summary regarding the Eight Nullifiers of wuḍū, which have been covered in the previous few lessons, and that the Scholars have agreed on five nullifiers of wuḍū.
– The Fifth Condition of the Prayer - Removing Impurities are from three areas: the body, the clothes and the place of prayer.
– Hadīth of the Prophet ﷺ regarding wearing shoes in the prayer.
– The narration regarding Abu Bakr as-Siddīq’s رضي الله عنه eagerness in implementing the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.
– What should a person do if they complete the prayer and then realise that there was impurities upon one’s garment.
– A Fatwa from Shaikh Bin Bāz رحمه الله on the above point regarding impurities upon one’s garment.
– The ruling on removing one’s footwear during the prayer.
– The Sixth Condition of the Prayer - Covering the ‘Awrah
– The ruling for the one who has not covered their ’Awrah for the prayer.
– The definition and explanation of the ‘Awrah.

11 Conditions Pillars and Obligations of the Prayer By Abu Idrees

[04/10/2024] ‘Excellence of the Qur’an & the Obligation to Act Upon That Which it Contains’ of Al-'Allāmah Ibn Bāz - By Abu Fuḍayl ‘Abdur Raqīb حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

– The importance of the Qur’ān for every believer.
– {Those who believe, and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest} [Surah Ar-Ra’d:28].
– Reciting the Qur’ān throughout all times of the day.
– The Speech of Allāh – uncreated and from His Attributes.
– The Qur’ān is the Best Speech.
– The Qur’ān was revealed for our guidance.
– The Qur’ān is a healing and medicine.
– What is the Qur’ān a cure for?
– The Qur’ān is a clarification for all our differences.
– {Do they not then think deeply in the Qur’ān, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)?} [Surah Al-Ahqaf: 24]
– The importance of understanding the Qur’ān to truly reflect and receive guidance.
– Action upon the Qur’ān is truly benefitting from its recitation.
– The rewards of reciting the Qur’ān.
– Qur’ān will be an intercessor on the Last Day for the one who recites and acts upon it.
– Ḥadīth regarding the description of how Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Aal Imrān will come on the Last Day interceding for its reciters.
– “The best of you are those who learn the Qur’ān and then teach it”.
– The one who turns away from the Qur’ān in this life, it will be against them on the Last Day.
– The tremendous reward of learning the verses of the Qur’ān in this life and the next.

Excellence of the Qur'an & the Obligation to Act Upon it By Abu Fudayl

Lesson 20 | 09/10/2024 Explanation of The Forty Hadīth of Imām An-Nawawi (رحمه الله) – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

- Ḥadīth #4: The Stages of Creation [cont’d]
- Explanation of Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muḥsin (حفظه الله).
- The four categories as it relates to mankind’s beginning and end, with examples. 
- Combining between this ḥadīth and the verse, “Verily! As for those who believe and do righteous deeds, certainly! We shall not suffer to be lost the reward of anyone who does his (righteous) deeds in the most perfect manner.” [Sūrah al-Kahf 18:30]
- Ten points of benefit from the ḥadīth. 
- Explanation of Shaykh ‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله). 
- The importance of surrounding ourselves with the best of the people. 
- The argument of those who hold that abortion within the first 40 days (nuṭfah stage) is permissible. 
- The evidence used by those who hold it to be impermissible to refute the above argument. 
- The case of the woman who is extremely ill (during the nuṭfah stage). 
- Rulings that apply to the miscarried foetus. 
- The impermissibility of abortion after the soul has been blown in. 
- Discussion regarding the case where continuing the pregnancy will cause the mother to die. 
- Shaykh Aḥmad an-Najmī (رحمه الله) on switching off life-support machines. 
- Allāh’s care for His servants. 
- The innovation of asking what language the angels write in. 
- Striving in order to attain what has been written for us. 


20 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees

[23/01/2025 - Lesson Eighteen] The Conditions, Pillars & Requirements of the Prayer.

- The Pillars of the prayer are fourteen:

– The first two pillars that are covered during this lesson:
1. First Pillar: Standing, if one has the ability to do so.
2. Second Pillar: The Opening Takbeer.

The First Pillar: Standing, if one has the ability to do so.

– {Stand before your Lord in obedience}

Explanation Shaykh Abdul Muhsin Al-Abād:
– The obligation to stand in the obligatory prayers if you are able. 
– How one should pray if one is not able to stand.
– What one should do in the non-obligatory prayers in regard to standing/ sitting and the rewards connected to this.
– The prayer of the sick person.
– The reward for the standing person compared to the sitting person and compared to the person lying down in the prayer, depending on the ability and whether the prayer is obligatory or not.

Explanation of Shaykh Muhammad Amān al-Jāmi:
– The way a person who is incapacitated should pray.
– The obligation of the prayer in whatever condition the slave is in.
– The state of the person that abandons the prayer.
– What does standing in the prayer necessitate.
– A discussion around the actual meaning of what ‘standing’ in the prayer means. A mention of the spine and standing up straight.
– A mention of leaning whilst standing in the prayer.

The Second pillar: The Opening Takbīr.

Explanation Shaykh Abdul Muhsin:
– The reason why it is called the Takbīr ul-Ihrām
– A common mistake during the congregational prayer.
– The correct wording of the Takbīr - الله أكبر 
– The Shafi’i school of thought holds the permissibility of saying الله الاكبر for the Takbīr ul-Ihrām - with the addition of alif and laam.
– The Hanafi school of thought holds that the prayer can be enterted with other than the Takbīr ul-Ihrām.
– The majority of the scholars hold the Takbīr ul-Ihrām is الله اكبر.
– A proof of the above is the Hadīth of the Prophet ﷺ ‘Pray as you have seen me praying.’
– A fatwa from Shaikh Bin Baz رحمه الله regarding changing one’s intention during the prayer.

Question: Ghusl of Jumu'ah when one is already in a state of major impurity?

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